Black Families

Following the success of its best-selling previous editions, the third edition of Black Families includes updated versions of the original chapters as well as entirely new chapters written by authors whose work appeared in the earlier editions. This exciting volume explores the experiences of black families, ranging from the African continent through historical accounts and other essential issues of today. It presents up-to-date reviews of the literature for each topic and examines the multiple facets of black life. Chapters are grouped into five sections: historical and theoretical conceptualization; demographic, economic, and educational aspects; gender relations; socialization within families; and family policy and advocacy. Black Families, Third Edition will interest researchers and practitioners in several different fields, including black studies, family studies, education, and child psychology and development. Praise for the first edition . . . "Black Families is a valuable book. The range of its articles demonstrates how far scholarly work on blacks has come in the past twenty years, and also that there are areas that need further investigation. . . . This informative book should interest those concerned not only with black families but with race relations and comparative family studies." --Contemporary Sociology "Harriette Pipes McAdoo has constructed a cohesive package of twenty articles of surprisingly uniform excellence. The authors represent several disciplines including anthropology, education, economics, social psychology, and social work. The remarkable range of issues, conceptualizations, and analytical frameworks is testimony to the value of this interdisciplinary perspective on black family life. Each of the book's five parts contributes something special to our understanding of the problems presented by black clients and, more importantly, perhaps some clues as to their solution. . . . A significant contribution to the knowledge base supporting social work practice." --The Journal of Contemporary Social Work "The McAdoo volume contributes both to our knowledge of black families and to the emerging field of family psychology." --Contemporary Psychology